The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program request for applications (RFAs) are now open. To apply, visit Grants.gov and follow the instructions found in each FY 2025 RFA. This year the RFA has been split into three separate solicitations:

Implementation Grant
State Agency Grant
Turnkey Grant

Upcoming Webinars for potential applicants:
Introduction to the Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA) - Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2:00 p.m. ET: The FY 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School grant program has opened three RFAs for potential grant applicants to consider. This informative webinar will help grant applicants choose the solicitation that is the best fit for them and help attendees understand grant eligibility, funding priorities, and grant objectives. Please register even if you cannot attend; the Farm to School team will send all registrants a link to watch the recording at a later date.
Submitting a Complete Grant Package - Wednesday, Nov. 6 - 2:00 p.m. ET: This webinar will help potential FY 2025 grant applicants understand the components of a complete application and learn how to submit a responsive application that meets all the requirements to be considered for an award. Please register even if you cannot attend; the Farm to School team will send all registrants a link to watch the recording at a later date.

Recorded webinars:
Creating Successful Assessment Plans: This webinar provides guidance on how to create successful assessment plans for your grant proposals and projects.
Planning Sustainable Projects: This webinar provides an overview of how to create a sustainable farm to school project along with resources and examples. It highlights how to write an application that showcases a project’s sustainability, encouraging projects to outlast farm to school grant funds and initiate a permanent impact in the community. This information may be used both during the grant planning process and as a general project planning resource.
Identifying & Calculating Match: This webinar reviews the match requirements of the Farm to School grant program which includes identifying cash match sources, defining in-kind match, how to calculate a match and federal request amount, what are allowable and unallowable match sources, and a walk through of critical budget components of the Farm to School grant application.
Preparing an Effective Grant Proposal: Farm to School Grant Program presents....the "Preparing an Effective Grant Proposal" webinar. This webinar will take you through strategies you can use to write an effective grant proposal, meaning it is aligned with the intent of the program and responsive to requirements, while communicating the intent of your project.

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